tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post4873989799852726122..comments2020-06-04T21:32:34.347-04:00Comments on The Broke and the Bookish : Lori Reviews Jane EyreJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772938036847330151noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-47134829419801132602014-10-18T01:07:21.872-04:002014-10-18T01:07:21.872-04:00Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, takes abode in the...Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, takes abode in the backward 18th and aboriginal 19th aeon in the countryside of England. Abnormal occurrences are a capital affair in this abstruse adulation story. These abnormal occurrences yield abode throughout Jane&#39;s activity and can be affiliated to her closing marriage.<br />Mordo crosswordshttp://www.mordocrosswords.com/2013/12/jane-who-becomes-mrs-rochester.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-9935091914743716852013-10-21T00:57:21.214-04:002013-10-21T00:57:21.214-04:00This is probably the best and most accurate review...This is probably the best and most accurate review of this book I&#39;ve ever read. Bravo!<br /><br />P.S. - The movie was HORRIBLE. :(Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797568345510218583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-53442434159846441242013-10-12T02:15:38.666-04:002013-10-12T02:15:38.666-04:00I loved your truthful and refreshing review. And ...I loved your truthful and refreshing review. And I love Jane Eyre. I&#39;ve read the novel several times and seen every film adaption made. I too love Janes spunkiness in an era where spunkiness was frowned upon. I think we are actually seeing the spunkiness of Charlotte Bronte come spilling out in her words. I think she was frustrated with her own &quot;captive&quot; life. Have you ever read &quot;The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte&quot; by Syrie James. It is a novel but is so well researched and the retelling of her life is a heart breaker. I love Charlotte ever so much more than Jane. (this novel as well as Elizabeth Gaskell&#39;s &quot;The Life of Charlotte Bronte&quot; explains why the classics were written the way they were--dragging on and on and on instead of wrapping up like novels do today.)kayerjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479123027080062607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-84053926782726500642013-10-08T00:08:25.767-04:002013-10-08T00:08:25.767-04:00Don&#39;t hurt me either. I haven&#39;t read Jane ...Don&#39;t hurt me either. I haven&#39;t read Jane Eyre yet but I have recently watched the 2011 film with Mia Wasikowska. I thought the same thing about the ending. She is on the brink of death then all of a sudden her troubles disappear and all is good with the world. An unlikely story nowadays but it sounds like a great novel and I can&#39;t wait to read it for myself.Sharlene @ Sharlene Sayshttp://www.sharlenesmith.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-90048057257912902822013-10-08T00:07:12.278-04:002013-10-08T00:07:12.278-04:00Haha, I loved this. I LOVE Jane Eyre, it is proba...Haha, I loved this. I LOVE Jane Eyre, it is probably my favorite classic, but the end does get kind of crazy (I tend to block that part when thinking of Jane Eyre). The movie versions of Jane... there are some very dramatic ones! Her hallucinations of Mr. Rochester calling to her are something we laugh about around our house. :) And now I am watching The Autobiography of Jane Eyre youtube series which is very cute. Jaedynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182768230864374602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-88702044367448998772013-10-07T14:07:13.113-04:002013-10-07T14:07:13.113-04:00When you say Emily&#39;s book, do you mean Wutheri...When you say Emily&#39;s book, do you mean Wuthering Heights?Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254564834899845387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-4429595919014102532013-10-07T10:43:58.379-04:002013-10-07T10:43:58.379-04:00It has been way too long since I&#39;ve read anyth...It has been way too long since I&#39;ve read anything by a Bronte. They&#39;re sitting on my shelf, I should just pick it up! I think if I remember correctly I probably agree with you. I&#39;m also definitely a Darcy girl. 100%Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324389809321388055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-32708874901136635552013-10-07T09:07:36.218-04:002013-10-07T09:07:36.218-04:00UGH I just typed out a whole long comment and some...UGH I just typed out a whole long comment and somehow deleted it (I think...if not sorry for the double post!). Anyways. I love Jane Eyre. I totally get what you mean about the eye rolling when Jane is like 2 seconds away from dying and she just happens to be rescued by her long lost relatives. It didn&#39;t bother me too much because that kind of thing is pretty typical in Victorian literature...these books (same with Dickens) tend to have an element of the supernatural in them and they are generally tied together with a perfect symmetry that you don&#39;t find in more modern books like those by Hemingway, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, etc. I actually prefer the 19th century novelists to the 20th century ones for this very reason...I like a good complex plot that is wrapped up at the end! But that&#39;s just me.<br /><br />Anyways, the age old Darcy vs. Rochester (slash Darcy vs. Anyone) debate. Personally, I am now and forever team Darcy, til death do us part. But I still love Rochester. I know I shouldn&#39;t. Rochester is beastly. He treats the women in his life abominably (locking the one in the closet and lying to the other about the first wife&#39;s existence). He is horrible to Jane through most of the book...shamelessly toying with her emotions until he&#39;s sure she loves him, and then having to control every aspect of their relationship, dressing her up like a doll and showering her with jewels, etc. Yet I still love him! He is a hot mess, severe and damaged and hugely flawed, but you cannot help but swoon for him when he bares his soul to Jane. I especially love the ending...it always makes me weep with joy. <br /><br />Ok I will stop now...though I could go on forever about this book. As some other commenters mentioned, you should def read Jane by April Lindler...it&#39;s an interesting modern day retelling of Jane Eyre. Anyways looking forward to more reviews of classics from you!!xtina@moydrookreadshttp://www.moydrookreads.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-4807754444813868862013-10-06T20:13:39.200-04:002013-10-06T20:13:39.200-04:00Great review. I also have not read this book, but ...Great review. I also have not read this book, but I think I need to bump it up on the list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10683814336132017546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-38806345283354591732013-10-06T20:06:58.162-04:002013-10-06T20:06:58.162-04:00Now you should read Jane by April Lindner. It is ...Now you should read Jane by April Lindner. It is a modern retelling in which Rochester is a rock star and Jane is a nanny for his daughter. It is more YA, but I really liked it.<br /><br />-April @ SmartGirlsRead.blogspot.comAprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11775361302457090865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-73535487982083950052013-10-06T19:06:08.673-04:002013-10-06T19:06:08.673-04:00I really liked Jane Eyre too! I think it might hel...I really liked <i>Jane Eyre</i> too! I think it might help a little bit with the &quot;OMG that was so obvious and coincidental&quot; feeling if you remember that, just like Tolkien was kind of &quot;inventing&quot; the modern fantasy genre while writing <i>Lord of the Rings</i>, Brontë was doing a lot of things for the first time in this kind of literature (or at least before they were really tired), and books like hers are part of the reason they&#39;re basically tropes now. But no matter what perspective you have on it, yeah, there were definitely parts of it that felt constructed and written which did take away from the enjoyment of the overall story.Julie Sondra Deckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15755582329896793392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-57958317365052013062013-10-06T15:57:37.240-04:002013-10-06T15:57:37.240-04:00I hate to admit I haven&#39;t read Jane Eyre; I&#3...I hate to admit I haven&#39;t read Jane Eyre; I&#39;ve only seen the movie. I enjoyed the movie, but I feel like I&#39;m missing out now after having read your review. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16522216487902196948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-90095941129813452722013-10-06T15:49:54.687-04:002013-10-06T15:49:54.687-04:00My relationship with Jane Eyre is strange. I tried...My relationship with Jane Eyre is strange. I tried to read it as a teenager and pretty much failed. Then I had it as an a-level text, so I had to read it. Didn&#39;t really like it much at the time, but studying it made me appreciate it, and I like it more in retrospect. Also in terms of my own writing (err if I can call it that) it&#39;s gothic elements in particular have been rather an inspiration Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-21681802300208687292013-10-06T14:52:18.885-04:002013-10-06T14:52:18.885-04:00I wasn&#39;t the biggest fan of this book only bec...I wasn&#39;t the biggest fan of this book only because it seemed to take FOREVER to get through it. I don&#39;t think it was what I was expecting. I think I should&#39;ve read the original before reading all the adaptations. <br /><br />Thanks for being honest! Kristilyn (Reading In Winter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12401451485460760416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-52742576354511009642013-10-06T14:51:22.680-04:002013-10-06T14:51:22.680-04:00Best classic book review ever. Best classic book review ever. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859688598269435357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-86352908238692682852013-10-06T14:18:11.077-04:002013-10-06T14:18:11.077-04:00I only just read this book last week for the first...I only just read this book last week for the first time too, and I pretty much agree with you on loving most of the book. The end was just a bit dramatic. I loved her relationship with Adele and it felt like the sounds of music when she fell for Rochester but I also loved her gaining total independence with the Rivers and running the school. For me it was the disasters that had happened to Rochester while she were gone that were a bit extreme for my liking. However the book as a whole I loved :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com